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April 1910
NO FIREGUARD. A NOTTINGHAM MOTHER FINED. case under the Children's Act came before magistrates the Nottingham Summons Court morning, when Salathiel Taylor, and his wife Hannah Taylor, 3, Woodvilte-piace, were charged with not having a fireguard sufficient protection against the fire, as a result of which, one of their children was burnt to death. Mr. H. B. Clayton prosecuted, and said that prevent-ion was better than cure, and asked the magistrates to increase the penalty. it was a great pity he said, that proceedings could not taken till death had resulted. Dr. Hendry stated that the child was admitted the General Hospital o-n March 12th suffering burns, from which died the following day. Lancelot Meats* the Coroner's officer, gave evidence to the absence ol fireguard. Taylor said that could not afford buy one, but the magistrates said that poverty was -excuse and fined the female defendant 205., whilst the defendant was discharged.
He is a miner
Dec. 1909
STRUCK WITH A BASIN. NOTTINGHAM POLICEMAN’S INJURIES, Salathiel Taylor, miner, of 3, Woodville-place, Bloomeprove-stroot, Radford, appeared on remand at the Nottingham Guildhall to-day, charged with assaulting P.s, Clarke, and with being drunk di.«ordcr!y on th© 12th inst. The charge of assault had been reduced from that of unlawful wounding. The officer repeated the evidence h© gave a week ago. stating tnat shortly after midnight the 12th, the prisoner, another man, and two women were concerned in disturbance in Woodvilleplace. Witness told them to behave themselves, and all but Taylor went quietly into their houses. The prisoner, however, appeared with a basin in his hands, and, using ban language, struck the officer with it. Hie right check was deeply cut in two places, and Dr. Herrick had to insert stitches. He Had been off duty ever since. Taylor pleaded that he was very drunk, but it was not his first offence, and the magistrates (Mr. E. W. Enfield and Mr. W. B. Starr) sentenced him to a month’s hard labour.
